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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 916 PM CDT Fri Oct 9 2026

- Warm,dry and windy weekend expected. Highs will be in the low to mid 80s Saturday, warming to the upper 80's to mid 90s Monday. Winds will gust to 35mph at times.

- Chance for rain Tuesday into Wednesday with signifcant cooling by the end of next week.

SHORT TERM

(Tonight through Sunday night) Issued at 916 PM CDT Fri Oct 9 2026

The Pacific Northwest shortwave trough is continuing to slowly dig southward and will eventually merge with Tropical Storm Rachel over the western U.S. by Monday. Strong southwesterly flow aloft will be present from the southwestern U.S. into Colorado by Tuesday morning. Until that system moves east it will be warm for October with highs warming into the lower 90s (especially the eastern panhandles)with mid to upper 80's elsewhere. Windy conditions are expected over the weekend as well with wind gusts 33-38 mph over the region. Chances for precipitation increase quickly during the day on Tuesday with showers and thunderstorms a possibility.

LONG TERM

(Monday through next Friday) Issued at 916 PM CDT Fri Oct 9 2026

SPC has portions of the area in a slight risk for severe weather on Wednesday...mainly in the eastern half of the panhandles. The western low and trough will finally begin to move to the northeast and take on a bit of a negative tilt as it emerges into the western plains. Well defined boundaries to the north across southern KS and from a low in southeast CO through far western TX will be areas of focus. At this time it seems as if the best chance for storms will be near the KS/OK border and more scattered across the eastern third of the panhandle. Since this time period is still a few days away more refinements are likely over the weekend.

As that system moves away from the area signs are pointing to a cold front that will be moving south across the area early Thursday (Oct 15). Temps will begin to fall with highs only in the 70s on Thursday the 15th and then cooling into the 60's Friday.

AVIATION

(00Z TAFS) Issued at 634 PM CDT Fri Oct 9 2026

Clear skies and VFR conditions will remain over the TAF sites tonight and into Saturday. Windy conditions will begin mid to late morning and continue thru the day. The strongest gusts will be 33-38 mph at the TAF sites.

AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

TX...None. OK...None.